Today we bring You our hopes for a better futureand a plea that we might learn from mistakes made in the past.Keep us humble and yet confident,faithful and yet suspicious of the too easily-certain. We pray for a world where there is more equal opportunity:for clean water and nourishing food,for vaccines and medicinesfor hospital equipment … More Wednesday Prayers, 16 June 2021
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Klaus-Peter Huschka What a glorious picture for a June summer’s day. These trees are flourishing in the middle of a yellow harvest and all seems well with the world. This is the Sunday for the parable of the mustard seed when Jesus tells the story of a tiny mustard…
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God of time and season,at last, summer seems to have arrivedand we thank You for all that sustains lifeand mood and well-being on this planet,especially in these days where so many peoplehave been cooped up insidethrough a long dark beginning to 2021. Give us fresh resolution as we…
The way to the bell in North Leith Parish Church is up the ladder and through the trap door at the top. There are many wooden stairs to climb beforehand to reach this point. A level of fitness is required and the trip is not for the faint hearted. This ladder reminds me of the … More Sunday Evening Thought
Today is Trinity Sunday. God is One but also Three. This Three in Oneness is a mystery and in some sense this picture is mysterious. I only have a glimpse of this unknown water. Yet this one glimpse reminds me of the Three in One, of the Creator who in the beginning called the waters … More Sunday Evening Thought
God of Pentecostal Spirit,who came to us with words that burnedand set people talking and listening and understanding,guide us so that we might discoverwhat You would have us doand where we can make an impact today. We pray for everyone who is searchingfor hope and meaning in life;for all who desire greater communityand moral and … More Wednesday Prayers, 26 May 2021
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Pentecost Rev. Angus Kelly Today is Pentecost Sunday. This panel is one of a set in a church in Cape Town, South Africa. ?It pictures the moment when the Holy Spirit touched Jesus’ followers as they gathered together in Jerusalem, in uncertainty about the future.? ?There are twelve…
God of flaming tongues,God of Pentecostal spirit,God of both surprise and understanding;bring Your word to us todayand may we hear it afresh. Take us from the obvious interpretations,the habitual ways we think about things,the easy solutions that ask nothing of us,and instead remind us of how You camein radical form – first as a baby … More Wednesday Prayers, 19 May 2021
A Candle in the Window – by Peter MillarWords to encourage us in tough times. The God of ancient calm: God of azure sky, and broad horizon, of sandy creek and shady gum, God of weathered, broody, silent ranges, of quiet, evening billabong. God of searing heat and dry dust bowls, of lightning strike and raging … More A Candle in the Window – 17th May 2021
God of peace, You are Oneand you call all who seek to follow Youin whatever way, also to be One.Time and time again, we see petty ambitions,and the desire to win at all costs,shout louder and have more effectthan the voices for peace and understanding.We pray for a reversal,that we can find ways to help … More Wednesday Prayers, 12 May 2021
